Episodes

403
Aug. 15, 2020

279A - Pulling the Trigger: Is It A Good Deal Now?

Is It A Good Deal Now?  Seven aspects to consider before pulling the trigger on a major purchase.
384
Aug. 13, 2020

278 - Shipping Part Two (with Mike Sommer, Wax Pack Hero)

Mike shares more shipping do's and don't's for collectors and dealers of sports cards.
381
Aug. 12, 2020

277 - Dueling Questions with Jeremy Lee, Sports Cards Live

Jeremy (Sports Cards Live on YouTube) and I duel with our hobby questions to each other.
385
Aug. 11, 2020

276 - Analytics (with Geoff Wilson, Sports Card Investor)

Geoff and I exchange opinions about current and past sports card analytics and graphs and their interpretation.
395
Aug. 10, 2020

275 - Getting Off The Treadmill with Tanner Jones

Sometimes it's healthy to take a break from your hobby.  Tanner and I discuss the ramifications of the hamster wheel.
405
Aug. 8, 2020

274C - 2020 Upper Deck Goodwin Champions Hobby Box

Thank you, Upper Deck, for the opportunity to review this product - hard to describe, but very eclectic and very enjoyable, especially if you like all sports and popular culture as I do.
402
Aug. 8, 2020

274B - Investment Fallacies: Franchise Owner Mentality

What does it feel like to own a professional sports franchise?  How is it similar to owning a fabulous sports card collection?
401
Aug. 8, 2020

274A - Boring Cards

What cards would be boring?
376
Aug. 7, 2020

274 - Interview: Shawn Barker and Mike Fruitman

Free-form discussion about the hobby we love.
373
Aug. 6, 2020

273 - Origin: Jon Flemister

Jon and his dad Pat were regulars on the sports card show circuit back in the 1980's and owned a card shop in North Little Rock.
372
Aug. 5, 2020

272 - Dueling Questions: Grant Wescott (COMC)

Grant and I trade questions about the sports card hobby including his advice for the card companies.
393
Aug. 4, 2020

271 - Origin: Sooz Lulgjuraj, CardChat

Sooz, formerly of Beckett Media and Topps, shares her interesting hobby journey with us.
377
Aug. 1, 2020

269B - Out-Takes from The Card Shop with Mike and the Big Dog

I was interviewed last month for this excellent podcast and this was a slice I wanted to be sure my listeners heard.
379
Aug. 1, 2020

269A - Out-Takes from Beckett Live (with Eric Norton)

Short excerpt from my recent appearance on Beckett Live with Eric Norton discussing then and now type issues.
383
July 31, 2020

269 - Shipping Part One (with Mike Sommer, Wax Pack Hero)

Mike Sommer of Wax Pack Hero shares his accumulated knowledge of helpful shipping tips relative to sports cards.
382
July 30, 2020

268 - Origin: Jeremy Lee, Sports Cards Live

Jeremy shares with us his hobby origin and journey up to this point.
380
July 29, 2020

267 - Paywalls (with Geoff Wilson, Sports Card Investor)

Geoff provides plenty of free information, but has structured his program in such a way that investors can choose to pay for certain products and services he and his team have developed.
363
July 28, 2020

266 - Dueling Questions 2.0 (with Drew Herndon)

Round two for Drew and me with back-and-forth questions about the hobby.
359
July 27, 2020

265 - Tribute: Tom Reid (with Rich Klein

National sports collectibles dealer Tom Reid had great stuff and was a great guy. He is missed.
388
July 25, 2020

264C - NBA Playoff Predictions

A chance to predict who will win and potentially why, although many basketball stars seem to already be fully priced.
387
July 25, 2020

264B - 2020 Panini Football Dueling Box Breaks: Luminance vs. Chronicles

Comparing and contrasting these two recent football card releases from Panini.  Listen to find which one I prefer, as they are ironically the same price on the secondary market at this time.
386
July 25, 2020

264A - 2020 Panini Baseball Dueling Box Breaks: Diamond Kings vs. Optic

Thanks Panini for putting out and sending over for review two excellent baseball card products, each with its own merits.